April 2020 Birds, Woodland Park Yard Area and Beyond
FOS = First of Season for returning migrants Turkey Vulture- FOS on 4-19 Bald Eagle- Near Manitou Lake on 4-7 Prairie Falcon- Upper Williams Canyon, 4-12, pair calling Scaled Quail Aiken Canyon Preserve on 4-19, flock of about 15 Ring-billed Gull- small flock flyover on 4-15, new species for yard area Mourning Dove- Austin Bluffs Area, 4-18, FOS, singing Aiken Canyon Preserve on 4-19, singing Eurasian Collared-Dove- Austin Bluffs Area Broad-tailed Hummingbird- FOS on 4-26 Aiken Canyon Preserve on 4-19, FOS Austin Bluffs Area on 4-23 White-throated Swift- Upper Williams Canyon, 4-12, FOS Red-naped Sapsucker- Missouri Gulch on 4-27, many calling, drumming Williamson’s Sapsucker- FOS on 4-26 Say’s Phoebe- Austin Bluffs Area on 4-25, FOS, singing Blue Jay Aiken Canyon Preserve on 4-19 Woodhouse’s Scrub-Jay Austin Bluffs Area Near Hwy. 9 and CR 11, about 15 miles NW of Canon City Xeriscape Garden on Mesa Ave. in Colo Spgs on 4-1 Common Raven- Austin Bluffs Area Ruby-crowned Kinglet- FOS on 4-27, singing Aiken Canyon Preserve on 4-19, singing Missouri Gulch on 4-27, singing S. Platte River near Lake George on 4-3, FOS Western Bluebird- F at BB on 4-21 Aiken Canyon Preserve on 4-19 Townsend’s Solitaire- Upper Williams Canyon, 4-12, flock of 5! American Robin- Austin Bluffs Area, nest building on 4-25 CURVE-BILLED THRASHER Report from an open area in Florissant of a pair visiting a feeder since September, last seen on 4-13 Canyon Wren Aiken Canyon Preserve on 4-19 Black-capped Chickadee Missouri Gulch on 4-27 Austin Bluffs Area, singing on 4-6 Mountain Chickadee Singing and nest building in late April in Colo Spgs at Austin Bluffs Area and at 30th St. and Fillmore Red-breasted Nuthatch- 1 on 4-9, 1 on 4-15, 2 on 4-16, 1 on 4-18, 4-26, 4-12, 4-27, 4-5 Aiken Canyon Preserve on 4-19 Missouri Gulch on 4-27 White-breasted Nuthatch- 1 on 4-16, 4-7 Aiken Canyon Preserve on 4-19 Missouri Gulch on 4-27 Brown Creeper- Upper Williams Canyon, 4-12 Missouri Gulch on 4-27, singing Bushtit- Upper Williams Canyon, 4-12 Aiken Canyon Preserve on 4-19 Austin Bluffs Area Western Tanager- calling on 4-21? calling at Buffalo Creek RA on 4-20? Virginia’s Warbler- Aiken Canyon Preserve on 4-19, FOS, 1 singing Yellow-rumped Warbler- Austin Bluffs Area on 4-23, FOS Chipping Sparrow- FOS on 4-26 Dark-eyed Junco- Gray-headed- 22 on 4-16, 20 on 4-3 Pink-sided- 2 on 4-3 Oregon- 1 on 4-15 Slate-colored- 1 on 4-18 Yellow-headed Blackbird- Colo Spgs on 4-13, FOS Common Grackle Austin Bluffs Area on 4-6, FOS Evening Grosbeak- a few around some of the time Pine Siskin- a few around most of the time Upper Williams Canyon, 4-12 Aiken Canyon Preserve on 4-19 Austin Bluffs Area on 4-23 Xeriscape Garden on Mesa Ave. in Colo Spgs on 4-1 Lesser Goldfinch- Austin Bluffs Area, early April Cassin’s Finch- some around most of the time Upper Williams Canyon, 4-12 Red Crossbill- some around most of the time, juvs. on 4-15 Aiken Canyon Preserve on 4-19 Missouri Gulch on 4-27 American Mink- lots of tracks along S. Platte River near Lake George on 4-3 Joe LaFleur Woodland Park, Teller Cty., 8500 feet -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Colorado Birds" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/cobirds/3e407971-b378-46c9-bd04-1b9ac5aceeac%40googlegroups.com.
